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between india and pakistan. u.s. pakistan relations. in many ways this is the preeminent dialogue that determines everything else in that region in many ways. it is also the dialogue that has an impact on civil military relations and pakistan. my fear is that just as there was once. there may be another. then what will happen? will it be the road again? and what if who we irresponsible remarks of the indian side as we saw recently by the indian army chief and, if the americans can do it so can we. but, of course the americans can. but then of course you can't. the a proper response was given not to the americans but pakistan military but to the indians which has created another problem. intelligence told parliament that if india were to undertake any such venture regardless of whether we knew that there were doing it all we found a later we had already earmarked targets and time rehearsals and exercises in the way in which we will kickback. of course parliament caravan. so those are the issues right now. could news and bad news. thank y
between india and pakistan. u.s. pakistan relations. in many ways this is the preeminent dialogue that determines everything else in that region in many ways. it is also the dialogue that has an impact on civil military relations and pakistan. my fear is that just as there was once. there may be another. then what will happen? will it be the road again? and what if who we irresponsible remarks of the indian side as we saw recently by the indian army chief and, if the americans can do it so can...
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cannot trust pakistan? i don't know what to do with it. because i see our country as having decisions and i think this isn't a realist or an idealist position. this is simply the way that we have pleaded the cards. can we do this and get pakistan to stop undermining in the eye and get india to stop undermining pakistan? that we don't know how to do. and one of the problems is when you make your foreign policy that ambitious, that i simply don't want to get out -- >> host: the failure is much higher and -- >> guest: and you leave yourself in afghanistan. i much more interested in having those 050,000 troops out. i'm not particularly interested in the national interest of the united states what kind of government there is in kabul and i want to see the united states more balanced and able to respond to russian invasion with georgia and things of that sort so i want to balance foreign policy. afghanistan creates an unbalanced foreign policy and my question is how to rebalance it and there are some prices to pa
cannot trust pakistan? i don't know what to do with it. because i see our country as having decisions and i think this isn't a realist or an idealist position. this is simply the way that we have pleaded the cards. can we do this and get pakistan to stop undermining in the eye and get india to stop undermining pakistan? that we don't know how to do. and one of the problems is when you make your foreign policy that ambitious, that i simply don't want to get out -- >> host: the failure is...
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i'm not an expert on pakistan. but ultimately, when we look at things like how to negotiate with the insurgency or how to establish some kind of regional political order we are making the mistake of assuming the only problem facing the area is the insurgency or is al qaeda. but both of these groups are only some collectors and a much larger complex network of political interests, organizations and factors both inside afghanistan and inside pakistan. when we look at see the four major parties to the war investor pickering mentioned earlier, just looking at one group like the former northern alliance block represents easily a dozen separate competing groups all of whom are very likely going to start killing each other the moment we leave and stop providing this to the override. that has nothing to do with the insurgency. a huge part of the instability in afghanistan has nothing to do with the taliban and everything to the opium. that's not part of the insurgency. that's not al qaeda. even though there's connections t
i'm not an expert on pakistan. but ultimately, when we look at things like how to negotiate with the insurgency or how to establish some kind of regional political order we are making the mistake of assuming the only problem facing the area is the insurgency or is al qaeda. but both of these groups are only some collectors and a much larger complex network of political interests, organizations and factors both inside afghanistan and inside pakistan. when we look at see the four major parties to...
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pakistan is a proud nation. we are united to uphold the national dignity to say guard our supreme national interest by all means no other nation. has that so many challenges. no other people has been put to so many tests by history and by circumstancesour nation has met all these challenges with supreme confidence, which is borne out of our firm belief in the noble injunctions of our glorious religion islam, our societal traditions. ever since our independence, pakistan stood up for our values which are also universal: freedom, dignity, equality, tolerance, humanity, harmony and brotherhood. hasstan's foreign policy always reflected our national ethos which, undoubtedly, transcends considerations of narrow interests or politics of expediency. pakistan is not only a state but an idea and an ideal that our courageous and talented people strive, in their daily lives, to translate into reality. our democratic and pluralistic polity as epitomized by this august house, state institutions, free press, open and intense
pakistan is a proud nation. we are united to uphold the national dignity to say guard our supreme national interest by all means no other nation. has that so many challenges. no other people has been put to so many tests by history and by circumstancesour nation has met all these challenges with supreme confidence, which is borne out of our firm belief in the noble injunctions of our glorious religion islam, our societal traditions. ever since our independence, pakistan stood up for our values...
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and pakistan. in an hour and a half the chairman. house armed services committee representative buck mckeehan on defense spending. then a hearing on security concerns in europe and asia in the aftermath of the death of osama bin laden and later, we'll reair the coverage of president obama's trip to new york today for a wreath laying ceremony at the 9/11 memorial. >> now a forum on the effect of the killing of osama bin laden on relations between the u.s. and pakistan. one of the panelists, former house intelligence committee ranking member pete hookstra saying the killing of the al qaeda leader will force others in the region to rethink their stance for the u.s. this is an hour and a half. >> before i say anything let remind you to put your phones on vibrate. i appreciate seeing a good crowd for an event we set up this week to talk about the death of osama bin laden and the future of pakistan. this debate started slowly in the aftermath on the news sunday night from the president that osama bin lad
and pakistan. in an hour and a half the chairman. house armed services committee representative buck mckeehan on defense spending. then a hearing on security concerns in europe and asia in the aftermath of the death of osama bin laden and later, we'll reair the coverage of president obama's trip to new york today for a wreath laying ceremony at the 9/11 memorial. >> now a forum on the effect of the killing of osama bin laden on relations between the u.s. and pakistan. one of the...
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>> with regard to pakistan? , anything that weighs in on the reconciliation, peace process, so we take advantage of this political space that has been created by the military success. >> mr. chairman, i am of the the you that in all of these of engagements in the 21st century, there are essentially teenager comes -- three major components, and the first is the security component. as time has shown, this is not enough. but security obviously has to be restored to a certain level before he can do anything else, but very quickly, in addition to security, as people transition to a different type of government and want more transparency in their lives, and a credit system, there has to be something else. there has to be reforms to meet the people plus expectations, for instance, governmental policies, role all, where corruption exists, as the attack, you need a judicial sources -- system that is functional, i need an economic tiller that shows the people there is an alternative to the way they were living before. our
>> with regard to pakistan? , anything that weighs in on the reconciliation, peace process, so we take advantage of this political space that has been created by the military success. >> mr. chairman, i am of the the you that in all of these of engagements in the 21st century, there are essentially teenager comes -- three major components, and the first is the security component. as time has shown, this is not enough. but security obviously has to be restored to a certain level...
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in yemen, in chechnya, in east pakistan, and east africa. not that he was in command of all those places, but he had provided money, training, false documents, rhetoric on tape that was used. and so we set up a unit to decide whether or not he was indeed a threat or just another saudi spendthrift. it turns out he was a very hands-on military commander. host: what kind of reaction did you get from your superiors when you did this? guest: the request came down from the white house to go after bin laden or al qaeda. when they decided on al qaeda, i was directed to form the unit. the order came from above. we set up in late 1995 and had some extraordinary successes. some of my officers were extraordinary performers. they gave mr. clinton 10 different chance it to kill them between may of 1998 and may of 1999. i have lived in fear that the would-be broker justice in the sense that, when you do not do something when you have the opportunity, it does not always come around again. host: juneau like president clinton did not except that -- do you kno
in yemen, in chechnya, in east pakistan, and east africa. not that he was in command of all those places, but he had provided money, training, false documents, rhetoric on tape that was used. and so we set up a unit to decide whether or not he was indeed a threat or just another saudi spendthrift. it turns out he was a very hands-on military commander. host: what kind of reaction did you get from your superiors when you did this? guest: the request came down from the white house to go after bin...
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for pakistan to fall apart. i think it's ambivalent on normal relations with pakistan. and my wonder about india is whether this was a conscious strategy or whether this is just an inability of the democracy to make up it's mind. but i think india is one of the two major sources if there is one of what i would call a black swan event. some sort of war or other dust up that causes great turmoil in pakistan and perhaps accelerates the process of it's deterioration if it's going to desperate. afghanistan, afghanistan is to my mind an important cog. i say this in my paper, because the -- i think the outcome of the -- what i think it is inevitable political solution there is key to what happens in pakistan. could strengthen the army, could strengthen it's india centricity, it could, a very long shot, give india and pakistan a chance to work together. >> and, no, no, you are okay. >> okay. thank you. and learn how they could get along before they actually get around to normalizing regularly. finally, the united states
for pakistan to fall apart. i think it's ambivalent on normal relations with pakistan. and my wonder about india is whether this was a conscious strategy or whether this is just an inability of the democracy to make up it's mind. but i think india is one of the two major sources if there is one of what i would call a black swan event. some sort of war or other dust up that causes great turmoil in pakistan and perhaps accelerates the process of it's deterioration if it's going to desperate....
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but in pakistan. the third image is of young arabs in tunisia, e -- egypt, libya, and taking bullets to speak freely, and participate in deciding how they will be governed and hold their government accountable for the provisions of basic services and the possibility of a better life. the determination of those protesters in their millions to demand far more, even in desperately poor and hidden countries is exactly the attitude of responsibility and self-reliance that we hope to see among the people of afghanistan, but too often do not. indeed, many reports from the field describe a culture of dependence, corruption, and inflated expectations. as we rephrase, it's worth bearing those three images in mind, the things that connect them and the disjunctures between them. we seek a secure, stable, and self-reliant afghanistan that does not provide sanctuary for al qaeda, and that is a crossroads for increasingly prosperous and secure region. i disagree that afghanistan is a strategic distraction. it's a st
but in pakistan. the third image is of young arabs in tunisia, e -- egypt, libya, and taking bullets to speak freely, and participate in deciding how they will be governed and hold their government accountable for the provisions of basic services and the possibility of a better life. the determination of those protesters in their millions to demand far more, even in desperately poor and hidden countries is exactly the attitude of responsibility and self-reliance that we hope to see among the...
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>> do you need the pakistan reaction where pakistan itself? >> pakistan's reaction. >> i actually have not gotten it yet. i spoke to mike pakastani -- my pakastani counterpart yesterday. we agreed to talk in the near future after he is able to sort of absorb it. from the standpoint of help pakistan views the future, they see a stable, peaceful afghanistan as the goal they too would like to see as a result of this overall strategy. they live there. seeing is believing. over time, exactly how they view this will be determined on how this works, i think. i also think they are clearly going through a very difficult time right now from a strategic standpoint. i and many others believe, including the president, that we have to sustain this relationship as difficult as it is. this is a country that has a significant terrorist problem. it is a country whose economy is very weak. it is a country with nuclear weapons that is in a very dangerous and strategically important part of the world. i think not just the united states, but the regional countries
>> do you need the pakistan reaction where pakistan itself? >> pakistan's reaction. >> i actually have not gotten it yet. i spoke to mike pakastani -- my pakastani counterpart yesterday. we agreed to talk in the near future after he is able to sort of absorb it. from the standpoint of help pakistan views the future, they see a stable, peaceful afghanistan as the goal they too would like to see as a result of this overall strategy. they live there. seeing is believing. over...
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of events which over the following months led to a mobilization of conventional forces by india and pakistan and the possibility that they might begin to threaten each other with their nuclear forces. i got completely immersed in that. with colin powell, with his deputy, with david manning we were dhaka were sued for words to india and pakistan throughout the period to persuade and cultural the indians and pakistanis to pull back from a military confrontation. so that was our preoccupation. yes, iraq was there, but if you are asking me sir rod when iraq really started to come right to the surface, i can tell you exactly as far as i was concerned, and that was the day that president bush gave his state of the union speech which was on the 23rd, 24, towards the end of january 2002. i happened to be in washington that the day and could sense the sort of came change that his statement led to. you made it clear in your evidence to us last year that you thought that patrician made what he called a profound mistake in the state of the union speech by linking together three separate countries, which
of events which over the following months led to a mobilization of conventional forces by india and pakistan and the possibility that they might begin to threaten each other with their nuclear forces. i got completely immersed in that. with colin powell, with his deputy, with david manning we were dhaka were sued for words to india and pakistan throughout the period to persuade and cultural the indians and pakistanis to pull back from a military confrontation. so that was our preoccupation....
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in pakistan. without there being any american commitment actually to be there to protect us against that retaliation if that occurred. those are pieces of history. so many times those of you have had me. >> know this is my little clicÉe but i'm going to repeat it anyway because sometimes clichÉs are good and that is americans do a lot of things very well. america is a great nation which has contributed immensely to human progress, the idea of liberty and the idea freedom and the idea of democracy modern capitalism and globalization and everything and then of course more than any other nation in at least a 200 years. there is one thing americans don't do. two things americans don't do well. one is history. the american attitude to history is you know joe, he is history. [laughter] bar or all history is bunk. that is the attitude. there was a young man who introduced himself as a history of -- and i said when i was teaching this country they rob him was finding enough kids who wanted a history maj
in pakistan. without there being any american commitment actually to be there to protect us against that retaliation if that occurred. those are pieces of history. so many times those of you have had me. >> know this is my little clicÉe but i'm going to repeat it anyway because sometimes clichÉs are good and that is americans do a lot of things very well. america is a great nation which has contributed immensely to human progress, the idea of liberty and the idea freedom and the idea of...
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and pakistan. >> leon panetta testifies. he was asked about military operations in iraq, afghanistan, and libya and talked about the budget. he has served as rector since 2009. senator carl levin will join the hearing in a minute. we will also hear interjections from dianne feinstein and barbara boxer. leon panetta served in the united states congress from 1977 to 1994. this hearing is 3.5 hours. >> the morning. this morning the committee meets to consider the nomination of leon panetta as secretary of defense. he is no stranger to testify before congress. over the course of his career, we welcome you to the committee today. the thank you for your dedicated service to our nation. nd your willingness to enter the call once again. we know your wife is not able to be here with you today. she has made her own sacrifices over the last 50 years, supported your efforts in the public and private sectors. i know that i speak for the committee when i say that we love to think her in person for the sacrifices that she has made. please
and pakistan. >> leon panetta testifies. he was asked about military operations in iraq, afghanistan, and libya and talked about the budget. he has served as rector since 2009. senator carl levin will join the hearing in a minute. we will also hear interjections from dianne feinstein and barbara boxer. leon panetta served in the united states congress from 1977 to 1994. this hearing is 3.5 hours. >> the morning. this morning the committee meets to consider the nomination of leon...
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pakistan can be an important ally in the fight against terror. it has as much at stake, if not more, in that fight as anybody. all the more important that we openly and honestly address the questions which have been raised by the presence of terrorist number-one, public enemy number-one, the world's enemy number-one, the presence of that person in pakistan in such a central place for all these years. it is important that those questions be honestly answered so that we resolution. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mrs. feinstein: i ask that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: i rise in strong support of this resolution and offer my congratulations to the men and women responsible for developing the intelligence and carrying out the operation that led to the death of osama bin laden. -- on sunday, may 1. this is perhaps the most important and certainly the most stunning intelligence operation i've seen in my ten years on the intelligence committee. i want to congratulate, firs
pakistan can be an important ally in the fight against terror. it has as much at stake, if not more, in that fight as anybody. all the more important that we openly and honestly address the questions which have been raised by the presence of terrorist number-one, public enemy number-one, the world's enemy number-one, the presence of that person in pakistan in such a central place for all these years. it is important that those questions be honestly answered so that we resolution. the presiding...
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his first tour in the foreign service was in pakistan. he knows our allies and understands how to mobilize common action to meet shared challenges. he played a crucial role in the dayton talks, and richard described him in a book that richard wrote as one of the most outstanding career diplomats. ambassador grossman has followed in richard's shoes before when he was secretary of state of european affairs in the 1990s. i'm confident in his ability to hit the ground running. now, ambassador grossman and his team will martial the full range of resources to support responsible afghan led reconciliation bringing the congress flick to a peaceful conclusion a into actively engage in states in the region and international community to advance that process. as i said, important ground work has already been laid by richard and his team and by the afghans themselves. many low level fighters enter the insurgency not because of ideological commitment, but because they were following the promise of a paycheck. in london last year, the international com
his first tour in the foreign service was in pakistan. he knows our allies and understands how to mobilize common action to meet shared challenges. he played a crucial role in the dayton talks, and richard described him in a book that richard wrote as one of the most outstanding career diplomats. ambassador grossman has followed in richard's shoes before when he was secretary of state of european affairs in the 1990s. i'm confident in his ability to hit the ground running. now, ambassador...
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china has a border with pakistan and india. iran has a border with pakistan -- afghanistan. and they have their own agenda and they have their own strategic imperative. the china has a lot more influence in pakistan than the u.s. they take our money. but the china is the influence. they call them the all weather friends. china does look at the u.s. and look at india as quasi. i am wondering if they have an interest in actually creating some instability. like the story that they funded and gave the technology for a nuclear reactor to make bombs to pakistan. just now in the world of nonproliferation and all of the stuff, they are encouraging the pakistani to build nuclear bomb materials. what's your take on the iranian and chinese? do you discuss it in the book? >> briefly. you characterized china rightly from pakistan's perfective, they are the all weather friend. they are taller than the himalayas and deeper than the indian ocean. in practice, they've given them a lot of weapons. but in every clutch situation, the china hasn't done anything more than we have. china's short a
china has a border with pakistan and india. iran has a border with pakistan -- afghanistan. and they have their own agenda and they have their own strategic imperative. the china has a lot more influence in pakistan than the u.s. they take our money. but the china is the influence. they call them the all weather friends. china does look at the u.s. and look at india as quasi. i am wondering if they have an interest in actually creating some instability. like the story that they funded and gave...
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i wrestled with them as ambassador to pakistan. i had numerous meetings as you had with the pakistani leadership to press on the haqqani network, and clearly with the most limited of results. so again, that is why the administration has been right in talking about the two nations together, and having ambassador grossman now succeeding ambassador holbrooke said that you do have an approach that crosses the border because certainly that is with the militants are doing. how to crack that conundrum, i know you have made huge efforts as has secretary clinton, and mr. grossman in the recent weeks we have to see whether the pakistanis take these actions and as i noted in my statement i look forward to working with the ambassador as well as ambassador grossman because we face the common problem. the last thing i would say mr. sherman is quite frankly the reason that most of the problem is in pakistan and not in afghanistan at this time is because we are in afghanistan, and as we go through the irresponsible transition, it i think has to be
i wrestled with them as ambassador to pakistan. i had numerous meetings as you had with the pakistani leadership to press on the haqqani network, and clearly with the most limited of results. so again, that is why the administration has been right in talking about the two nations together, and having ambassador grossman now succeeding ambassador holbrooke said that you do have an approach that crosses the border because certainly that is with the militants are doing. how to crack that...
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if it happens to be pakistan would be, if it happens to be other ports, so be it. as far as china is concerned, remember it's not just about dragons here. it's about competition. we have had the empires before an afghanistan now is no longer a cushion. it shouldn't be. it should be a conduit. and what we do and what we should say is a not then back off petition. we had those mandates that both the u.s. and others are trying to put together. but the best guy come in and take them. and it's pretty good at the east-west trade makes sense. it totally justifies the corridors of building and investing in him another south corridors that make hopefully just as much in places like india, southeast asia in general with trillions of dollars in trade potential would be a really good thing to happen. about the afghanistan infrastructure fund this concerned, if the private sector one and they put the money together turn a company or many, but we are doing so from primarily the public sector. the reasons for this is when we went to projects, public sector projects, we can charge
if it happens to be pakistan would be, if it happens to be other ports, so be it. as far as china is concerned, remember it's not just about dragons here. it's about competition. we have had the empires before an afghanistan now is no longer a cushion. it shouldn't be. it should be a conduit. and what we do and what we should say is a not then back off petition. we had those mandates that both the u.s. and others are trying to put together. but the best guy come in and take them. and it's...
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in regards to pakistan, it goes without saying that it takes a positive engagement of pakistan to ensure a long-term solution to the conflicts in afghanistan. this is also the reason why we have invested some efforts in developing a partnership with pakistan and recent events do not change our strategy in that respect. on the contrary, i think it just underlines how important it is to engage pakistan positively. we will proceed on that path and continue our efforts to strengthen relations between nato and pakistan. >> secretary-general, do you welcome the operation -- with all the details that we know now, would you have preferred that the outcome be that he was captured alive? >> i think the bottom line here is that the founder of al qaeda has been responsible for the death of thousands of innocents, and i think it has been justified to carry out this operation against timber, it -- against him, and i do hope that this very successful operation will lead to undermining one of the world's most dangerous terrorist networks. and i think that is what counts. for a huge majority of people ac
in regards to pakistan, it goes without saying that it takes a positive engagement of pakistan to ensure a long-term solution to the conflicts in afghanistan. this is also the reason why we have invested some efforts in developing a partnership with pakistan and recent events do not change our strategy in that respect. on the contrary, i think it just underlines how important it is to engage pakistan positively. we will proceed on that path and continue our efforts to strengthen relations...
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expect from stevan harpers majority government in the weeks to come and we will talk to a specialist on pakistan and afghanistan about the killing of osama bin laden and what it might mean in the war against terrorism. but we start tonight with prime minister steven harper new today paid a visit to the governor david johnston to notify him of his intention of forming the next government. they met for about a half an hour and the prime minister reportedly told the governor general he wouldn't be ready to swear in a new cabinet by the mid month. >> can you tell us what the parliament is coming back and with a pretty might be? >> we haven't set a date yet. >> what is the purpose today? >> we are here to form a government and will be getting back shortly. >> there is the prime minister steven harper and you heard him he was the residence earlier today. if steven harper has a majority government to the it is partly due to the efforts of jason kenney who was the man responsible for the conservative party so-called of reach strategy to the ethnic community. that strategy drew a lot of attention just be
expect from stevan harpers majority government in the weeks to come and we will talk to a specialist on pakistan and afghanistan about the killing of osama bin laden and what it might mean in the war against terrorism. but we start tonight with prime minister steven harper new today paid a visit to the governor david johnston to notify him of his intention of forming the next government. they met for about a half an hour and the prime minister reportedly told the governor general he wouldn't be...
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pakistan has yet to prove which side they are really on. so much so that when osama bin laden was taken out by the american military we did not trust pakistan enough to even tell them that we were going to -- we were going to come into their country. our distrust against that country has been proven over and over again since that date. on may 16 "the wall street journal" reported that over 40% of the money that pakistan requests for reimbursement for military aid is denied by the federal government because those claims are unfounded by the federal government. in one case last year the united states paid millions of dollars to refurbish four helicopters to help pakistan's army transport troops into battle against the taliban. but it turned out that pakistan diverted three of those aircraft to peace keeping duties in sudan prakeses which pakistan receives compensation from the united nations. other claims include a $26 million charge for barbed wire and pickets and $70 million for radar maintenance although there's no enemy air threat related
pakistan has yet to prove which side they are really on. so much so that when osama bin laden was taken out by the american military we did not trust pakistan enough to even tell them that we were going to -- we were going to come into their country. our distrust against that country has been proven over and over again since that date. on may 16 "the wall street journal" reported that over 40% of the money that pakistan requests for reimbursement for military aid is denied by the...
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why is he over in pakistan, why is he in pakistan while i am suffering here and the leadership of haqqani is doing the same thing. there are many insurgent groups inside afghanistan and pakistan that are fighting, the security forces fighting the afghan people. i believe we live in the most dangerous times of our life and al qaeda has shown that. since our forces have been here, we have not had another 9/11 and we have to continue to press that fact. >> another question about the haqqani network. you have said how they represent the toughest elements. can you talk more about how that specific threat has changed and when you get ready to leave, are you going to be satisfied personally with the level in which our troops have been able to degrade that threat over the past year and what metrics have you used to analyze that? >> thank you for the question. haqqani is the most lethal threat to afghanistan at least in regional command east. they have sanctuary in pakistan and they come across the border and killed coalition and innocent women and children. they are well funded. they have the abi
why is he over in pakistan, why is he in pakistan while i am suffering here and the leadership of haqqani is doing the same thing. there are many insurgent groups inside afghanistan and pakistan that are fighting, the security forces fighting the afghan people. i believe we live in the most dangerous times of our life and al qaeda has shown that. since our forces have been here, we have not had another 9/11 and we have to continue to press that fact. >> another question about the haqqani...
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i also wanted to ask the role of pakistan. pakistan is a key regional actor in central asia. right now our relationship with pakistan is complicated. pakistan is obviously an important player in terms of regional stability in central asia. can you describe the -- how the pressler amendment has affected our relationship with pakistan? and how do you feel the united states needs to interact currently with pakistan and in the future? how do you feel we should use the aid as a weapon of influence based on the current relationship that we have now with pakistan? >> yeah, thank you, senator. i think pakistan is an enormously important country in the central command area of operations. in fact, when i was the acting commander, i considered it to be among probably the top one or two countries to be addressed. and we've had as you described it yourself, a very complex relationship with them. i think it's one we need to stick with. and to your point about the pressler amendment. that was a period in our history where we made a determination that we had such stark differences with pakis
i also wanted to ask the role of pakistan. pakistan is a key regional actor in central asia. right now our relationship with pakistan is complicated. pakistan is obviously an important player in terms of regional stability in central asia. can you describe the -- how the pressler amendment has affected our relationship with pakistan? and how do you feel the united states needs to interact currently with pakistan and in the future? how do you feel we should use the aid as a weapon of influence...
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i also want to ask about pakistan. i was really discouraged to see not only the terrible assassinations of the governor pune job and the minority cabinet member but even more disturbing was the public reaction of pakistan which was to have the mass celebrations of the first and maybe somewhat diminished in terms of the second but tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people celebrating in favor of the assassin to have the lawyers who had been advocating for the court now advocating for the assassin. it's so discouraging to me. are we losing the battle for hearts and minds of the are going to be celebrating assassins. where the victims are people preaching tolerance. >> well, first i don't have any insight other than that is a major source of revenue. so every ship that goes through pays a bunch of money and i think close to two injured thousand dollars came into the egyptian with the two ships going through so it should be something congress and as simple as we are desperate and need money and they want to go t
i also want to ask about pakistan. i was really discouraged to see not only the terrible assassinations of the governor pune job and the minority cabinet member but even more disturbing was the public reaction of pakistan which was to have the mass celebrations of the first and maybe somewhat diminished in terms of the second but tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people celebrating in favor of the assassin to have the lawyers who had been advocating for the court now advocating for...
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>> sir, i believe the pakistanis know he is in pakistan. whether or not there is a -- >> let me ask you this. if they tried for about a week, do you think they could find him? >> sir, i can't answer that question. i don't know whether they could or not. because i don't know where he is. >> have we asked them to find him? >> sir, i believe they have. >> well, i'm asking. i think senator levin and i both ask together today. we are asking the pakistan government to help us find mullah omar who has tried to destroy afghanistan, who has formed an allegiance with al qaeda, and so along those lines general allen, are we certain that i.e.d.s being used against american troops in afghanistan and coalition working in general are coming out of pakistan? senator, i believe, yes, we are. >> smart. -- as a matter of fact, we have given pakistani information and buildings. is that not true? >> that's true. >> have they responded? >> no. >> i'm with chairman levin. this has got to stop. let's talk about corruption. have you read the article about the afgha
>> sir, i believe the pakistanis know he is in pakistan. whether or not there is a -- >> let me ask you this. if they tried for about a week, do you think they could find him? >> sir, i can't answer that question. i don't know whether they could or not. because i don't know where he is. >> have we asked them to find him? >> sir, i believe they have. >> well, i'm asking. i think senator levin and i both ask together today. we are asking the pakistan government...
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iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. after spending the last week in those three countries, i thought i would try to be responsive to what you asked me to do and you an update on the situation as i see it. some of you may remember that before we took office after the election, the president made a pledge. the president made a pledge to bring the iraq war to a responsible and. to responsibly in the war in iraq. some and you know that at that time, the president asked me to go to iraq and make a trip to afghanistan and pakistan and come back and give an independent assessment of what we were about to take responsibility for. at the outset of the administration, the president turned and said that joe will to iraq. i had the honor and irresponsibility of the day-to- day management of our objective of bringing the war in iraq to responsible end. we have had some incredibly talented foreign policy folks. we have had incredibly talented ambassadors. we have had two generals that are warrior diplomats. one general did incredible
iraq, pakistan and afghanistan. after spending the last week in those three countries, i thought i would try to be responsive to what you asked me to do and you an update on the situation as i see it. some of you may remember that before we took office after the election, the president made a pledge. the president made a pledge to bring the iraq war to a responsible and. to responsibly in the war in iraq. some and you know that at that time, the president asked me to go to iraq and make a trip...
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they can operate elsewhere, yemen, pakistan, etc.? >> the truth is we have to prevent them from operating anywhere and we've sought to do that. the commander of the u.s. central command we have i don't know what was come over 80% of the deployed u.s. special operations forces and the key reason wasn't just iraq and afghanistan, it was also ought we were living in other areas including yemen and several other countries in the region. the fact is if we can force them to displease from pakistan that is hugely significant because they will have to leave the infrastructure, relationships, networks, command and control systems and everything else they've established over 20 or 40 years and just as when the taliban had to leave the district and leave behind massive caches of weapons, explosives we are finding four times more explosives, cash than we ever found before and it's because the area they had to leave or be killed or captured so you have the same dynamic of the can be displaced in pakistan. but there's no question you have to go ove
they can operate elsewhere, yemen, pakistan, etc.? >> the truth is we have to prevent them from operating anywhere and we've sought to do that. the commander of the u.s. central command we have i don't know what was come over 80% of the deployed u.s. special operations forces and the key reason wasn't just iraq and afghanistan, it was also ought we were living in other areas including yemen and several other countries in the region. the fact is if we can force them to displease from...
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they've been sentenced to ten years in a pakistan prison. in november 2009, virginia native army major nadal hassan killed 13 service men and women in ft. hood, texas. hassan grew up in arlington, went to wakefield high school and later moved to roanoke. in 2004, abdul al moodie from falls church, virginia, was convicted on three charges of conspiring to senate the crown prince abdullah. in 2003, a northern virginia resident and the islamic saidia academy 1999 valedictorian was arrested in saudi arabia and convicted of conspiracy to commit terrorism including a plot to assassinate president bush. he was sentenced to life in pris yochblt one cannot overlook the prime role an american citizen played in northern virginia during his time preaching at a mosque in falls church, virginia. this is particularly noteworthy begin his recruitment of the ft. hood shooter, the christmas day bomber and the times square bomber. some experts say the internet is the conduit to radical voices to corrupt minds while others say it is the important importation of
they've been sentenced to ten years in a pakistan prison. in november 2009, virginia native army major nadal hassan killed 13 service men and women in ft. hood, texas. hassan grew up in arlington, went to wakefield high school and later moved to roanoke. in 2004, abdul al moodie from falls church, virginia, was convicted on three charges of conspiring to senate the crown prince abdullah. in 2003, a northern virginia resident and the islamic saidia academy 1999 valedictorian was arrested in...
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you know, while since iran started its nuclear program, china, india, pakistan, north korea, israel have all got in the nuclear weapons, while iran, you know, is sort of like a, you know, the horizon. it's an imaginary line that as you get closer to the eight dits further and further away. the or the developing the material but they still don't have a weapon. so i think we can take a deep breath, you know, and try various means, better enforcement of the export controls against providing materials that iran can use for centrifuges. this is something that we should strengthen. this is less by the u.n. security council, and in fact there has been a good bit of progress. david albright, whose a nuclear expert in washington says that the iranians are having a terrible time getting the kind of steel they need and the carbon fire to build advanced centrifuges. very few sources and those sources have dried up and now there is the ability to go and interdict the shipments that seem mysterious. so, we have some tools and we should use the ones we have. ha shouldn't always feel like we
you know, while since iran started its nuclear program, china, india, pakistan, north korea, israel have all got in the nuclear weapons, while iran, you know, is sort of like a, you know, the horizon. it's an imaginary line that as you get closer to the eight dits further and further away. the or the developing the material but they still don't have a weapon. so i think we can take a deep breath, you know, and try various means, better enforcement of the export controls against providing...
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equally important is our assistance to pakistan. a nuclear armed nation with strong ties and interest in afghanistan. we are working to deepen our partnership and keep it focused on addressing packets sent house political and economic challenges as well as our share threat spread as to iraq, after so much south africa, we have a chance to help the iraqi people build a stable democratic country in the heart of the middle east. our civilians are taking the lead. shifting responsibilities from soldiers to civilians actually saves taxpayers a great deal of money. for example, the military's total oco request worldwide will drop by $45 billion from 2010, as our troops come home. our costs will increase by less than $4 billion. every business owner i know would gladly invest $4 to save $45. second, even as our civilians help bring to the's worst a close, we are working to prevent tomorrow's. this budget the votes over four. dollars to sustain a strong u.s. presence in all places, where our security and interests are at stake. in yemen, it
equally important is our assistance to pakistan. a nuclear armed nation with strong ties and interest in afghanistan. we are working to deepen our partnership and keep it focused on addressing packets sent house political and economic challenges as well as our share threat spread as to iraq, after so much south africa, we have a chance to help the iraqi people build a stable democratic country in the heart of the middle east. our civilians are taking the lead. shifting responsibilities from...
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is part of this to do with a chill in relations between pakistan and washington? >> it is indeed of course. of course. desai's been a secret war as you like conducted by the cia in pakistan using these unmanned aircraft. if one looks at the history of it, one can see how it is ramped up but now there are questions in the wake -- of course the vast majority of these raids have been carried out in so-called tribal areas on the border with afghanistan, and over the years the number has gone up steadily. in the first few years in the strikes of 2,042,007 they're just a handful and then we see it going up in 2010. the obama administration rising at a policy never fully publicly articulated. 118 strikes last year and 45 so far this year. the pakistanis said a couple of months ago that they wanted him stopped them stopped and they ordered the cia out in their base in pakistan were some of the strikes are being launched. by my reckoning there is than a dozen since then. so has this been done like the enlightened raid against the will of the pakistan government? put the wh
is part of this to do with a chill in relations between pakistan and washington? >> it is indeed of course. of course. desai's been a secret war as you like conducted by the cia in pakistan using these unmanned aircraft. if one looks at the history of it, one can see how it is ramped up but now there are questions in the wake -- of course the vast majority of these raids have been carried out in so-called tribal areas on the border with afghanistan, and over the years the number has gone...
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but pakistan is a very large country. this is one of their lessons learned in terms of what they need to do to be aware of what is happening in places like islamabad. it does not mean that all of these miscreants are hiding in a cave somewhere. there have been individuals in the past from al qaeda but have used this, but as a transit point. >> in the front row. thank you.k yo clearly, one of our preferred tools for dealing with al qaeda is targeted killings. i understand that is perfectly legal. but is it striking how much we rely on that to include targeting some people who are american citizens? is that problematic in a long run -- not from a legal point of view, but from a reputation point of view and what it may bring back to us from the way we imagine ourselves? >> without speaking to any particular operational activities or capabilities, let me address the question this way. first of all, from the standpoint of american citizens, when our brave u.s. military forces in afghanistan and iraq are fighting and they see t
but pakistan is a very large country. this is one of their lessons learned in terms of what they need to do to be aware of what is happening in places like islamabad. it does not mean that all of these miscreants are hiding in a cave somewhere. there have been individuals in the past from al qaeda but have used this, but as a transit point. >> in the front row. thank you.k yo clearly, one of our preferred tools for dealing with al qaeda is targeted killings. i understand that is perfectly...
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it's afghanistan and pakistan. and you have to take the region, put the region into context, if you will, in just about everything that you are doing. so, we've been throgh a rough patch. we've been trough before with pakistan. and i'm actually hopeful that we can, that we will continue to be able to build on the relationship. we understand each other much better than we did a few years ago. we are still digging our way out of 12 years of mistrust with no relationship from 1990-2002. that's just not going to be solved even in a few years we've been working with them. it's going to take some time. but i think a partnership, a strategic relationship with pakistan in the long run is absolutely vital to the security, not just in that region but becausef the downside possibilities for security, global security. >> afghanistan, neighboring country, as you say you can't consider them together but with 100,000 troops in afghanistan, and many, many thousands more contractors. i want to ask you, and i believe the drawdown is
it's afghanistan and pakistan. and you have to take the region, put the region into context, if you will, in just about everything that you are doing. so, we've been throgh a rough patch. we've been trough before with pakistan. and i'm actually hopeful that we can, that we will continue to be able to build on the relationship. we understand each other much better than we did a few years ago. we are still digging our way out of 12 years of mistrust with no relationship from 1990-2002. that's...
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story from right about 1998 when drones, everyone is familiar with them now because they are used in pakistan, but they began with platforms that only carried cameras. they were used in the s kneian complex, and they were not interesting to many people other than the cia, awe around the late 90s, this unknown terrorist named bin laden appeared on the scene, and the cia wanted to -- they were considering assassinating him with a drone, and the way they would do it is attach missiles to the drone, and this was kind of a radical idea so they god together the cia and the air force, and they decided to engineer these hell fire missiles, the missiles are so accurate the fire comes from fire and forget. the president's concern at the time was well, this character is known to do a lot of falkan hunting with members of various middle east royal families and what if someone is at his compound and so they built a mock up of bin laden's afghanistan farm which was called tarnac farms and that's how they practiced how to asac enate him -- assassinate him without collateral damage. this was before 9/11. at
story from right about 1998 when drones, everyone is familiar with them now because they are used in pakistan, but they began with platforms that only carried cameras. they were used in the s kneian complex, and they were not interesting to many people other than the cia, awe around the late 90s, this unknown terrorist named bin laden appeared on the scene, and the cia wanted to -- they were considering assassinating him with a drone, and the way they would do it is attach missiles to the...
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and should the united states give to aid to pakistan. it's one of the difficult issues if you want to comment on pakistan and your views. >> i was one of the first guys that came out and said we do need to cut off the funding to pakistan. i spent two and a half years in kandahar and any time we put pressure on the taliban they went to pakistan. now there's a reason all of a sudden their groups are finding sanctuary there. they feel that they are not going to be, you know, bothered too much. either they are well, or i don't know. the fact that the week before osama bin laden was killed the president of pakistan made a call over to hamid karzai and asked him to go to a long-term security arrangement with pakistan and that's not an ally, folks. they're looking to get the craft from china. that's not an ally. china's went to building a naval base. when i look at this incident with osama bin laden that comes down to three things. it's either ignorance and competence or its complicity to read any of those three is bad but said the sum of all o
and should the united states give to aid to pakistan. it's one of the difficult issues if you want to comment on pakistan and your views. >> i was one of the first guys that came out and said we do need to cut off the funding to pakistan. i spent two and a half years in kandahar and any time we put pressure on the taliban they went to pakistan. now there's a reason all of a sudden their groups are finding sanctuary there. they feel that they are not going to be, you know, bothered too...
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we have seen a wider range of terrorist groups active and from the pakistan. some of them knew but rapidly growing and others are well established. we now pay more attention to al qaeda as affiliate's in yemen and the whole of africa in particular. these affiliate's of independent to the devotees. they can radicalize people in the country. people are traveling to fight in somalia with al-shabaab and al qaeda and to train in yemen. some aspire to conduct attacks back home. we remain in effect activity in and spreading out of iraq watching with concern terrorist planning and plotting in nine major area and elsewhere in sub-saharan africa. and of course we know that at its command and control of a tax al qaeda seeks to inspire loan acts of terrorism organized and conducted without its guidance or instruction. the new terrorist threats are no less complex and difficult than the old. in some ways they are harder to deal with. the challenge of systems and structures. terrorism now was more diverse and decentralized, and perhaps also more agile than the landscape of
we have seen a wider range of terrorist groups active and from the pakistan. some of them knew but rapidly growing and others are well established. we now pay more attention to al qaeda as affiliate's in yemen and the whole of africa in particular. these affiliate's of independent to the devotees. they can radicalize people in the country. people are traveling to fight in somalia with al-shabaab and al qaeda and to train in yemen. some aspire to conduct attacks back home. we remain in effect...
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they are primarily coming north out of pakistan through the red blob you see on the bottom. we focus on the population and we looked at the areas which is where the population lives. when we arrived, we are obviously going to do full- fledged joint operations, but we thought perhaps it had gone a little bit out of whack. what you had to focus on the operation, you could not lose sight of the enemy. you could not allow the enemy to dictate what was happening on the battlefield. you could not allow him to murder and intimidate through the efforts to try to make. we tried to rebalance through that maneuver i talked about earlier, to take the battle to him, to make sure he was uncomfortable. we found that relatively successful. as you know, there were a series of battles down to be fishhook, which is the southern part of the river, and we had him in march 2011, that is slightly out of date. i would put more green and yellow on that map if i were doing it again. we believe we have regained the initiative in controlling those populations. again, it looks like manhattan island, but
they are primarily coming north out of pakistan through the red blob you see on the bottom. we focus on the population and we looked at the areas which is where the population lives. when we arrived, we are obviously going to do full- fledged joint operations, but we thought perhaps it had gone a little bit out of whack. what you had to focus on the operation, you could not lose sight of the enemy. you could not allow the enemy to dictate what was happening on the battlefield. you could not...
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he helped revitalize nato, reset our relations with russia, and steer our relationship with pakistan and china. and i believe that history will also record mike mullen as the chairman who said what he believed was right and declared that no one in uniform should ever have to sacrifice their integrity to serve their country. i've also benefited enormously from the advice and counsel of haas cartwright, he is that rare combination of technical expert from cyber to missionily -- miss ell defense and technical thinker, whether it was preparing our military for 20th century missions and will grateful for his friendship and partnership and as he finishes his service in the marine corps, he'll do to knowing our military is stronger and nation more secure because of his remarkable career. i know michelle joins me in saluting deborah mullen and sandy cartwright for their decades of extraordinary service, especially as champions of our inspiring military families. with the advice and consent of the senate, it is our hope and expectation that leon panetta will soon take the reins as secretary o
he helped revitalize nato, reset our relations with russia, and steer our relationship with pakistan and china. and i believe that history will also record mike mullen as the chairman who said what he believed was right and declared that no one in uniform should ever have to sacrifice their integrity to serve their country. i've also benefited enormously from the advice and counsel of haas cartwright, he is that rare combination of technical expert from cyber to missionily -- miss ell defense...
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>> i am staring at a statement that came out of pakistan today. we have seen reports that he has been detained by police. we are arranging consular access to the government of pakistan. >> you do not know anything more about him? >> that is all we know. >> what about the other american? >> i do not know the we have had consular access yet. i do not think the requesting the report that appearthere is n american in detention, but beyond that, there is no reason -- >> is a connected to the other case? >> i would not suggest that it is connected to the other case. >> what happened today in court? >> maya understanding is in court today he presented the court with a copy of the diplomatic note that affirms his bow immunity from criminal prosecution -- his faull immunity from criminal prosecution. the court indicated that it would take the matter under consideration. i believe there is another hearing scheduled for march 3rd. he presented a copy of a diplomatic note to the government of pakistan. >> is that like presenting a note from your mother? >> we
>> i am staring at a statement that came out of pakistan today. we have seen reports that he has been detained by police. we are arranging consular access to the government of pakistan. >> you do not know anything more about him? >> that is all we know. >> what about the other american? >> i do not know the we have had consular access yet. i do not think the requesting the report that appearthere is n american in detention, but beyond that, there is no reason --...
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osama bin laden had been living in a protected mansion house in pakistan just an hour away from islama bad. they raided the congresswoman pound. and in the burst of gun fire, the al qaeda leader was killed and his body buried at sea. as america celebrated and the world wondered about retaliation . >> we should remember in particular the brave servicemen and women who gave their lives against terrorism across the world and pay tribute to the british forces who played their part over the last decade in the hunt for bin laden. he was responsible for 9/11. which was not only a horrific killing of americans but remains to this day the largest loss of british life in any terrorist attack. as a head of a family group of flight 93 put it, we are willing to make an exception in this case. he was evil personified and our world is a better place without him. >> while understanding the satisfaction and elation of those who lost family members on 9/11, my friend agrees that the sober reality is that some things are unchanged by the death of osama bin laden. the threat remains and jihad must be conf
osama bin laden had been living in a protected mansion house in pakistan just an hour away from islama bad. they raided the congresswoman pound. and in the burst of gun fire, the al qaeda leader was killed and his body buried at sea. as america celebrated and the world wondered about retaliation . >> we should remember in particular the brave servicemen and women who gave their lives against terrorism across the world and pay tribute to the british forces who played their part over the...
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the yom kippur war, peace with honor in vietnam, and a lot of the ways of the fight now, the india- pakistan war which defines what is going on in the subcontinent now. even at the end of his career and of his life, 1994, he was still in the game. he was still thinking strategically, and to him, the cold war, the effects of the cold war still were not over. he was concerned about russia, and his thesis was communism is dead in warsaw, but democracy has not yet won, and for that reason he was traveling back and forth to russia, worried about whether gorbachev or yeltsin was speaking on that topic. he got a call from president clinton, they had a conservation -- conversation about clinton's russia policy, and you could see how his policy changed along with the advice that was given by richard nixon. as i see it, that is the essence of the man. i would like to conclude by going back to senator dole's look cheap. he talks about the last sign he saw president nixon, at a luncheon held in the capital honoring the 25th anniversary of his first inaugural. president nixon stood and delivered a speech
the yom kippur war, peace with honor in vietnam, and a lot of the ways of the fight now, the india- pakistan war which defines what is going on in the subcontinent now. even at the end of his career and of his life, 1994, he was still in the game. he was still thinking strategically, and to him, the cold war, the effects of the cold war still were not over. he was concerned about russia, and his thesis was communism is dead in warsaw, but democracy has not yet won, and for that reason he was...
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even though it is a large number of people, and the percentages are smaller than places like pakistan or haiti. >>, a displaced in haiti? >> about 1.9 p -- 1.9 million people displaced immediately. at a population of 9 million. >> interesting. charles, let's talk about the nuclear disaster. >> thank you, martin. >> can you give us an update of where things are? your assessment, please, of just how much of a disaster this actually is. >> i have some recent reports, released at 5:00 friday tokyo time. you may have heard that the overall evaluation of the incident has been raised to one level toward the chernobyl disaster. in reality, that should not be seen as a worsening situation. it reflects that we now have more information about what happened previously. it looks as if the major number two hat reactor. the radiation levels, they were measured at levels that would be roughly 240 yards, have the equivalent of receiving a cat scan. i do not mean to minimize this. the situation can change very quickly. but it does appear that that is the major problem. it looks as if we still have a ma
even though it is a large number of people, and the percentages are smaller than places like pakistan or haiti. >>, a displaced in haiti? >> about 1.9 p -- 1.9 million people displaced immediately. at a population of 9 million. >> interesting. charles, let's talk about the nuclear disaster. >> thank you, martin. >> can you give us an update of where things are? your assessment, please, of just how much of a disaster this actually is. >> i have some recent...
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it was from pakistan. but on these villages. b >> host: radicalized bypoint, s drones.ee after >> caller: ten years plus the war on tear run by our militaryx corporate industrial complex a r lot of congressmen and senators that were well founded by theset people, it's not going to well.p there's going to wind up like tlizing a lot of guys just like the guy from pakistan. polc >> host: foreign-policy and poss the possibility of radicalizing. if tuest: well, we have toing. understand something to be if se the enemy has a safe havenanywhe anywhere in the world. let me back up.n/11 the reason september 11th happened is because they created a safe haven beating they have cruitom to operate and recruit people, trained people, i gather finances, sponsor events that ta they could assemble and put put together to conduct an operatio1 like the september 11th has operation. with the united states policy has been is that we will not allow safe havens to exist wherever they are. some notion that there iss i bombing of villages is just not- t
it was from pakistan. but on these villages. b >> host: radicalized bypoint, s drones.ee after >> caller: ten years plus the war on tear run by our militaryx corporate industrial complex a r lot of congressmen and senators that were well founded by theset people, it's not going to well.p there's going to wind up like tlizing a lot of guys just like the guy from pakistan. polc >> host: foreign-policy and poss the possibility of radicalizing. if tuest: well, we have toing....
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there's a new afghan pakistan transit trade agreement. so, these kinds of things are changing the picture for the average afghan, who tends to be in the farming business and wants to be out to get crops to market. so you know, like pomegranates, for example as i mentioned at the top. so there is a lot of bad news from the very mixed picture, but there are some pretty positive things happening in economic development is filed. the old graveyard of empires argument -- i mean, as they say here, you know, what empire? there are 40,000 non-american troops from 45 countries, including muslim nations, serving in afghanistan. i think maybe sometimes in washington was sort of forget about them is on our news release the american. believe me when i go around the country and dealing with lithuanian and, you know, frenchmen, italians and herat. wheeler closely with them and they with us and it is -- what makes us strong as the coalition, the fact that afghans when you talk to them, they don't usually talk -- some of them do, most of them don't talk a
there's a new afghan pakistan transit trade agreement. so, these kinds of things are changing the picture for the average afghan, who tends to be in the farming business and wants to be out to get crops to market. so you know, like pomegranates, for example as i mentioned at the top. so there is a lot of bad news from the very mixed picture, but there are some pretty positive things happening in economic development is filed. the old graveyard of empires argument -- i mean, as they say here,...
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with pakistan, he created new habits of cooperation to over come decades of mistrust. and globally, he helped align the approaches of 49 nations. were he here with us, i know richard would credit the extraordinary team that he assembled. today i'd like to make a personal appeal to the s-wrap team. particularly the young people, stay in public service. serve your country. seek the peace that your mentor so hardly sought. i also know that richard would want us to lift up the next generation of public service, particularly our diplomats who so rarely receive credit. i'm proud to announce the creation of an annual richard c. holbrook award to honor excellence in american diplomacy as we look to the next generation, it is fitting as david mentioned that this memorial will take place at the kennedy center. named for the president who called richard's generation to serve. it's also fitting that this memorial takes place at a time when our nation is recently received a tragic reminder that we must never take our public servants for granted. we must always honor their work. ame
with pakistan, he created new habits of cooperation to over come decades of mistrust. and globally, he helped align the approaches of 49 nations. were he here with us, i know richard would credit the extraordinary team that he assembled. today i'd like to make a personal appeal to the s-wrap team. particularly the young people, stay in public service. serve your country. seek the peace that your mentor so hardly sought. i also know that richard would want us to lift up the next generation of...
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the senior leadership in pakistan didn't know, it's hard to hold them accountable for it. >> a preview of president obama strip next week >> history, as you know, is much more than just politics and soldiers, social issues. it's also meant to send, science and music and theater and poetry and ideas. and we shouldn't want things into categories. it's all part of the same thing. >> president obama strip to europe next week will include stops in ireland, britain, poland and france where he will attend the g8 summit. their greatest foundation hosted a preview of the trip a little more than an hour. panelists include the ambassadors of ireland and poland. [inaudible conversations] good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. director of lectures and seminars, it's my privilege to welcome everyone to wear louis lamÉ not a taurean and those who joined us on each occasion. we ask if they would make the last courtesy check that cell phones have been turned off. we will of course post the program within 24 hours on her website for everyone's future reference. posting our discussion this mo
the senior leadership in pakistan didn't know, it's hard to hold them accountable for it. >> a preview of president obama strip next week >> history, as you know, is much more than just politics and soldiers, social issues. it's also meant to send, science and music and theater and poetry and ideas. and we shouldn't want things into categories. it's all part of the same thing. >> president obama strip to europe next week will include stops in ireland, britain, poland and...
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. >> but pakistan extend the suspension of a u.s. official? >> we encourage the government of pakistan to release our diplomat. he has diplomatic immunity and pakistan needs to meet its diplomatic obligations. >> did you call it a difficult time? showing support to jordan in this difficult time? >> it is a complex, difficult time for many countries in the region. i do not think that is an inappropriate term. >> are there any kind of engagement at the present time with the palestinians? >> i can say that there has been a particular an engagement in the last few days. we still have an important meeting coming up in germany this weekend. we will have a chance to have a broad base discussion on where we are. i am not aware of any particular actions. >> and do you expect any israelis or palestinians to be there? >> i am looking at the schedule and i am not seeing any meetings. i am not anticipating any meetings from israelis or palestinians. >> is this good encouraging news that the policy has the wedding for a number of years? as far as police are
. >> but pakistan extend the suspension of a u.s. official? >> we encourage the government of pakistan to release our diplomat. he has diplomatic immunity and pakistan needs to meet its diplomatic obligations. >> did you call it a difficult time? showing support to jordan in this difficult time? >> it is a complex, difficult time for many countries in the region. i do not think that is an inappropriate term. >> are there any kind of engagement at the present time...
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they include four in it -- former ambassador to pakistan break -- to pakistan. live coverage its underway at 10:00. >> the supreme court ruled today that a gender discrimination lawsuit against walmart cannot proceed as one large class- action. that is a victory for the discount retailer and other corporations. the justices all agreed that the lawsuit against walmart could not proceed as a class action in its current form, which reversed a lower-court decision. in a separate 5-4 votes, the court said the plaintive did not have enough in common to pull all their claims in a single case. here is the argument from march. the plaintiffs failed to satisfy the cohesion requirements as reflected in commonality and adequacy requirements. plaintiffs highly individualized claims for monetary relief failed to satisfy the edification of a mandatory class. regarding will 23-8, because the plaintiffs' claims hinge on the delegation of discretion to individual managers throughout the country, they cannot meet the cohesion requirements. the delegation of discretion is the oppos
they include four in it -- former ambassador to pakistan break -- to pakistan. live coverage its underway at 10:00. >> the supreme court ruled today that a gender discrimination lawsuit against walmart cannot proceed as one large class- action. that is a victory for the discount retailer and other corporations. the justices all agreed that the lawsuit against walmart could not proceed as a class action in its current form, which reversed a lower-court decision. in a separate 5-4 votes,...
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al qaeda, we believe in pakistan is in one of its weakest points in the past decade and it's being forced to react to a reduced safe haven and personnel losses. it rae mains a determine d unit. at least five disrupted plots in europe during the past five years, including the plot to attack u.s. airliners transiting between the u.k. and united states in addition to disruptsed cells in the u.k., norway and attacks against newspaper offices in denmark demonstrate al qaeda and pakistan's steadfast intentions. we are also concerned about future homeland attacks from one of al qaeda's key allies within the federally tribal areas of the fauta, the group that changed shahzad, the times square bomber from may 1st of last year, as well as the other threat from al qaeda allies within the pakistan and afghanistan region. >> we remain focused on the group behind the mumbai attacks which remains a threat to a variety of interests in south asia. although lt has not yet conducted attacks in the west, it does have individuals who have been trained and it could pose a threat to the homeland in europe and i
al qaeda, we believe in pakistan is in one of its weakest points in the past decade and it's being forced to react to a reduced safe haven and personnel losses. it rae mains a determine d unit. at least five disrupted plots in europe during the past five years, including the plot to attack u.s. airliners transiting between the u.k. and united states in addition to disruptsed cells in the u.k., norway and attacks against newspaper offices in denmark demonstrate al qaeda and pakistan's steadfast...
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i think there was a general view that bin laden was in remote -- some remote section of pakistan, not just a short ways from islamabad. i think what was startling was to find he was living where he was. he wasn't hiding in a cave someplace. there was a lot of the imagery that somehow he had gone underground figuratively. i had no -- in my dealings with president musharraf -- and i dealt with him quite a bit -- to question his commitment to the work he was doing with us, to help us deal with the threat that had emerged from pakistan. i think he came to believe that al qaeda types threatened him personally as well as his regime as much as it did the united states, and that was true. two or three attempts on his life in a matter of weeks by al qaeda or al qaeda affiliated organizations, while he was still president. >> another question? yes, sir. right down here in front: >> mr. vice president, my name is jason stern. i'm a graduate student of middle east studies at george washington university. i guess it's fair to say that no matter who is in the white house, the arabs present a challe
i think there was a general view that bin laden was in remote -- some remote section of pakistan, not just a short ways from islamabad. i think what was startling was to find he was living where he was. he wasn't hiding in a cave someplace. there was a lot of the imagery that somehow he had gone underground figuratively. i had no -- in my dealings with president musharraf -- and i dealt with him quite a bit -- to question his commitment to the work he was doing with us, to help us deal with the...